7-529: Cornerstone Barristers is a set of barristers' chambers who specialise in planning, housing, licensing, local government and environmental law. Philip Coppel and Tom Cosgrove are joint Heads of Chambers. The set has about 60 barristers with offices in London, Birmingham and Cardiff, and it is regulated by the Bar Standards Board . Cornerstone Barristers was formed in 1880 by Charles Hall , attorney-general to
14-459: A law firm or by a government agency) are theoretically all solo practitioners. However, to share costs and expenses, barristers typically operate fraternally with each other as unincorporated associations known as "chambers". The term "chambers" is used to refer both to the physical premises where the barristers' set conduct most of their work from, as well as the 'set' or unincorporated association itself. Chambers typically have office spaces for
21-475: Is commonly thought of as a law firm . In England and Wales , New Zealand, Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Hong Kong, chambers may refer to the office premises used by a barrister or to a group of barristers, especially in the Inns of Court . In these jurisdictions, barristers are forbidden from forming or becoming partners in law firms (though they may be employed by them) and (except for those employed by
28-476: The Freedom of Information Act 2000 . Barristers%27 chambers In law , a barrister's chambers or barristers' chambers are the rooms used by a barrister or a group of barristers. The singular refers to the use by a sole practitioner whereas the plural refers to a group of barristers who, while acting as sole practitioners, share costs and expenses for office overheads. The concept of barristers' chambers
35-673: The Prince of Wales (later Edward VII ). Graham Eyre was the Head of Chambers, before being succeeded by Anthony Scrivener in 1992. In December 2011, 2–3 Gray's Inn Square was renamed to Cornerstone Barristers. In 2005, the co-head of chambers Anthony Scrivener appeared before the House of Lords on behalf of air passengers claiming airlines had caused deep vein thrombosis. Estelle Dehon represented Italian investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi in her attempt to access information about WikiLeaks editors under
42-665: The barristers and conduct office management for them. Some chambers specialise in particular areas of law. Members are known as tenants and may be dismissed only for gross misconduct. There are chambers all over England and Wales; however, the largest concentration of them is in London . A report by the General Council of the Bar in 2006, showed that of the 355 practising chambers in the United Kingdom, 210 were based in London. In Hong Kong,
49-637: The barristers to work from, conference rooms with infrastructure to conduct video conferencing for a large audience, printing and photocopying sections, a substantially large and updated library as well as rooms for the barristers' and clients' dining and entertainment. Most chambers have a staff to look after administrative matters, including a fully-fledged kitchen and dining hall to serve up meals and refreshments. The transactional side of chambers are administered by barristers' clerks who receive cases from solicitors and agree on matters such as fees on behalf of their employers; they then provide case details to
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